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MINUTES OF THE
JOINT MEETING OF THE RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025
The Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers, and convened at 2:00 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers - Cohen, Kamei, Foley, Doan.
Absent: Councilmembers - Candelas.
Staff: Assistant City Manager, Jennifer Schembri; Assistant City Clerk, Joy Rodriguez; Assistant City Attorney, Kevin Fisher; City Manager’s Office, Rachelle Blattman; and Deputy City Clerk, Daniel Aguilar.
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review May 27, 2025 Final Agenda – Meeting Cancelled.
2. Review June 3, 2025 Draft Agenda
a) Add New Items to Draft Agenda
b) Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c) Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or Documents (if needed) Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, seconded by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, and carried unanimously, the Committee approved the draft agenda for the City Council meeting on June 3, 2025. (4-0-1; Absent: Candelas)
B. Consent Calendar
Public Comment: None provided.
Action: Upon motion by Vice Mayor Pam Foley, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole. The below actions were taken as indicated. (4-0-1; Absent: Candelas)
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1. The Public Record for May 8, 2025 - May 15, 2025. (City Clerk)
The Public Record for May 8, 2025 - May 15, 2025 was received and filed.
2. Update to the January - June 2025 Community and Economic Development Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)
The amendment to the January – June 2025 Community and Economic Development Committee Work Plan was approved to: (a) change the date of the June Committee meeting from June 23, 2025 to June 16, 2025; and (b) drop the following item scheduled for the June Committee meeting: Housing Stabilization and Eviction Prevention Status Report.
3. Request to Travel. (Mayor)
Travel was authorized, travel payments to the City of San José were accepted, and Mayor Mahan was designated as the City representative to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative from July 12 – 16, 2025 in New York City, New York .
4. Approval of the WEPA Salsa Festival Sponsored by Council District 1 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Kamei)
The WEPA Salsa Festival scheduled on June 13, 2025 was approved for placement on the June 3, 2025 City Council Agenda for action.
5. Approval of District 3 Council Office Funds for Preservation Action Council of San José. (Salas)
A grant to the Preservation Action Council of San José, to support their 35th anniversary Gala in the amount of $2,000, was approved for placement on the June 3, 2025 City Council Agenda for action.
6. Retroactive Approval and Approval of Various Events Sponsored by Council District 3 as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events. (Salas)
The Various Events Sponsored by Council District 3 were retroactively approved and were approved for placement on the June 3, 2025 City Council Agenda for action. The various events included: the Earthquakes Saturday Night Lights Launch Event scheduled on April 12, 2025 ; the District 3 Dumpster Day scheduled on April 26, 2025; the Villas at 4th Community Meeting scheduled on April 28, 2025; and the Backesto Movie Night Event scheduled on June 6, 2025 .
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals No items provided.
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D. Open Forum
1. Blair Beekman offered public comment regarding the Flea Market and offered ideas of tech accountability in the City, including surveillance and data collection.
E. Adjournment
Chair David Cohen adjourned the Committee meeting at 2:07 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, Prepared, and Respectfully Submitted by,
DRAFT
Daniel Aguilar
Deputy City Clerk, City of San José
Approved at Council on:
Number of actions: 2
Attest by:
Toni J. Taber, MMC
City Clerk, City of San José